LOL: What does it mean to torture players?

The scene returns to Summoner's Rift, where Su Mo's Sett casually presses the recall button after pushing the minion wave.

The light of the returning city enveloped him.

Su Mo's expression remained calm, as if the stunning solo kill just now was merely an appetizer.

He quickly opened the shop and, without hesitation, bought a [Pickle], a pair of [Sandwiches], and a True Sight.

"Jiejie, you can come up later, he doesn't have Flash right now," Su Mo said in the team voice chat.

"Received, Brother Mozi, wait for me." Jiejie's Lilia was scrolling through her F6 and immediately responded upon hearing this.

He knew that the core of the team's tactics now was to unconditionally trust Su Mo and help him extend his advantage to the entire map.

They went out and headed straight for the road.

When Su Mo's Sett reappeared in lane, M1kuya's Renekton had just respawned and arrived under the tower.

But at this point, the difference between the two was already visible to the naked eye.

A level 3 Sett wielding a pickaxe.

A level 2 crocodile with only a Doran's Blade.

For M1kuya, it seemed like an insurmountable barrier.

"Tarzan, abandon me in the top lane," M1kuya suddenly said. "Don't come to counter-gank. If you go there now, it'll be a 2v2. Lillia is definitely nearby, and we can't win. Protect your own jungle, and then look for opportunities in the mid and bot lanes."

Tarzan nodded: "Okay, then play cautiously in the top lane and try not to give them a chance to kill you."

M1kuya bit her lip and nodded, but the light in her eyes had dimmed considerably.

He carefully positioned himself at the edge of the experience zone, controlling the crocodile, not even daring to consider finishing off the enemy.

Su Mo's Sett was like a gatekeeper, blocking the minion wave.

He didn't rush to push the lane, but instead used his body to firmly shield the crocodile behind him, only last-hitting the minions.

He skillfully controlled the minion wave, positioning it in a safe location close to the red team's defensive tower.

In this way, whenever the crocodile comes over, you have to consider whether you'll get ganked by the jungler, so even getting experience becomes a problem.

M1kuya's crocodile could only watch helplessly as the minions fell one by one, unable to do anything about it.

He wanted to go forward and sniff out some experience, but Sett would immediately take a step forward, preferring to forgo last hits and force him to lose experience.

That's just too cruel.

At three minutes and fifteen seconds, Jiejie's Lillia easily walked to the upper river and secured the river crab in the upper half of the map.

However, because the enemy crocodile preferred to forgo experience rather than take risks, Lillia found it difficult to gank, so she could only continue farming jungle camps.

The two sides suddenly became excessively cautious in their fighting.

Seeing the crocodile on the other side acting so cowardly, Su Mo could only slowly push the lane.

However, at five minutes into the game, the minion wave was pushed to the other side, giving the crocodile a chance to farm minions under the tower.

But upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that the character is already at level five, while the crocodile has only just reached level three.

Su Mo's experience was almost two levels ahead of the opponent's.

Soon, six minutes into the match, Chen Lie successfully advanced to level six.

He glanced at the level four crocodile opposite him and revealed a wicked smile.

Meanwhile, within the LNG team, conversations gradually increased.

"Tarzan, can we take the dragon?" Light asked in the bot lane voice chat. Their bot lane had a certain advantage because their jungler had been consistently playing in the mid and bot lanes.

Tarzan glanced at the top lane and saw Sett pushing a large wave of minions towards the tower, while M1kuya's Renekton was struggling under the tower.

"We can go for it. Their top laner doesn't have Teleport, so he can't get here!" Tarzan made the decision, preparing to use a small dragon to salvage some of the team's economy and morale.

The three LNG players quickly assembled at the Dragon Pit and began fighting the dragon.

On EDG's side, Meiko immediately realized the opponent's intention.

"They're fighting a dragon, should we go?"

"Let him go." Su Mo's voice was calm and undisturbed. "Jiejie, let's get going, we'll overtake him."

Almost simultaneously, two completely different commands were heard in EDG's team voice chat, but the goal was surprisingly the same—resource exchange.

From the commentary booth, Wawa also noticed the intentions of both sides and said:
"EDG has given up the first dragon! Their target is the top lane! Jiejie's Lillia has already circled around to the back of LNG's top lane turret, and Mozi's Sett is also pushing forward! M1kuya is being surrounded!"

The moment M1kuya saw Lilia, his heart sank.

He was only level four, and facing a level five Sett and a level four Lillia, he had no room to maneuver.

Su Mo's Sett didn't even use any fancy combos. He simply walked up, used his E skill [Skull Crusher] to pull the crocodile back, applied Ignite, and then unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks.

Jiejie's Lillia only needed to throw a Q skill from a distance, and then Sett would finish off M1kuya's health bar with a single auto-attack.

The kill notification sounded again.

Meanwhile, LNG also successfully secured its first fire dragon.

"One for one!" Wawa analyzed. "LNG traded their top laner's life for a dragon, which seems like a good deal. But the problem is, M1kuya is completely unplayable now! Moreover, EDG destroyed a lot of the top lane tower's plating, so EDG is actually ahead economically!"

Yes, after killing the crocodile, Su Mo and Jiejie worked together to easily eat the three layers of the tower skin.

Su Mo's personal wealth has reached an alarming level.

He didn't return to base, but continued laning in the top lane.

I'm planning to save up some money to buy a complete set of equipment when I get back.

And so, the two sides resumed their peaceful development.

Although LNG's jungler ganked mid and bot lanes twice, he failed to gank anyone.

On the EDG side, jiejie's Lillia farmed the jungle very comfortably and developed very well.

Nine and a half minutes had passed when Su Mo returned to the city and immediately took out the finished [Bloodthirsty Battle Axe].

At this moment, M1kuya's crocodile only had a red crystal and cloth boots in its equipment slot.

When Su Mo's Sett returned to the lane, the oppressive feeling almost overflowed the screen.

Instead of controlling the lane, he started smashing the minion wave into the LNG towers, punching it repeatedly.

M1kuya didn't dare to farm too safely under the tower, fearing that Sett would rush in and take him away, and then Lillia would appear next to him, and he would be completely useless.

Fortunately, what he imagined did not happen.

The game time quickly reached ten minutes.

"The Rift Herald has spawned!" On the commentary booth, Wawa analyzed, "EDG is starting to converge on the top side of the map; it seems they want to take the Herald. EDG holds an absolute advantage in the top lane, and they're determined to get this Herald!"

"Jiejie, initiate the Herald." After clearing the lane, Su Mo walked directly into the river, placed a control ward in front of the Herald pit, and then stood like a guardian deity at the entrance to the LNG jungle.

LNG witnessed this scene.

"Should we answer?" Icon's Victor asked.

His development is pretty good, basically on par with Scout's clockwork.

Tarzan stared intently at the minimap.

He knew that if they let this wave go, the top lane tower would definitely fall, and then Sett would be completely freed up, and their jungle would never have peace again.

"I'll try flanking them!" Tarzan made a bold decision.

He plans to circle around EDG's blue buff area and try to cut into EDG's backline.

The battle is about to break out!
Jiejie is currently playing as the vanguard, and Meiko's Ryze and Scout's Orianna are also approaching. On LNG's side, Alistar and Kai'Sa are also arriving from the mid lane.

Just as the two sides were scrambling in the mid-lane river, Tarzan's Udyr activated his bear form and charged out of EDG's jungle, heading straight for Viper's Samira!

"Tarzan has flanked us!" the doll exclaimed. "LNG is trying to launch a surprise attack!"

Meiko reacted extremely quickly, instantly using her W skill to mount up and try to stop him.

But at that moment, the figure that had been standing at the intersection moved!
Su Mo's Sett ignored the Udyr charging towards his AD carry; his only target was the LNG team!
"flash!"

With a flash of golden light, Sett's figure instantly burst into the center of LNG's three-man formation!
R skill!
Su Mo's target is LNG's front-line support level 5 Minotaur!
Sett scooped up the muscular Alistar, leaped high into the air, and then slammed him down like a meteorite towards Kai'Sa and Viktor behind him!
boom!
One stone caused a thousand waves!

Kai'Sa and Viktor were hit by Sett's ultimate while fighting him, and their health dropped significantly!
Immediately after landing, Su Mo faced three enemies with low health. Without hesitation, he pressed EW!

E pulls both Kai'Sa and Viktor simultaneously, then W is released.

A massive golden energy shockwave erupted!

The true damage area accurately hit Viktor and Kai'Sa in the center!

"My God!!!" Miller roared hoarsely, "That W! One punch! Cataclysmic! Kai'Sa and Viktor's health bars evaporated instantly! Double kill!!"

On the screen, two kill notifications popped up almost simultaneously!

Double Kill!

LNG's formation collapsed instantly, leaving only the bullhead who had been caught and Tarzan who had failed to flank from behind.

EDG players swarmed in and easily wiped out the remaining enemies.

Ultimately, this Rift Herald team fight ended in a perfect victory for EDG, with a 4-for-0 exchange!

Of course, the ownership of the Rift Herald is also determined.

"Ten minutes into the game, EDG secured the Rift Herald, and their gold lead has reached a terrifying 5,000!" Wawa exclaimed, looking at the stats panel. "And of that 5,000 gold lead, over 2,000 is concentrated on Mozi alone! His Sett is now an invincible god of war!"

The LNG booth was deathly silent.

Looking at the Sett who resembled a demon god, M1kuya recalled Icon's earlier words—

Don't treat him like a god; treat him like an ordinary opponent.

But... when he actually stands in front of you and crushes you and tears your ranks apart in the most unadorned way, you realize...

Looking up to him is your only option.

And this was only ten minutes into the game.

Su Mo's performance has only just begun.

"A 4-for-0 exchange, and they even secured the Rift Herald! EDG executed this team fight perfectly!" Miller's voice was still excited. "They knew exactly where their core advantage lay! They gave up the first insignificant Infernal Dragon, focused on ganking the top lane, and then used their absolute advantage in the top lane to extend their reach to the Rift Herald. One move after another, LNG was completely overwhelmed!"

The chat in the live stream had shifted from debate to unanimous praise.

"I apologize, I shouldn't have questioned God's hero pool!"

"I would call this Sett a god!"

"LNG's coach: I told you to stay calm, not to AFK in the fountain!"

"..."

In the LNG team, everyone had a furrowed brow.

After a long silence, Tarzan finally spoke:

"Brothers, calm down and listen to me."

His voice was low as he tried to calm the team members, who were on the verge of collapse. "Don't think about winning now. Think about how to stall for time. Don't engage in any team fights you're not 100% sure of winning. Just clear the lane under the tower and farm until you get your items."

Everyone nodded, but the light in their eyes had already faded.

Meanwhile, Su Mo, controlling Sett, gathered with his teammates who had just returned to base to replenish their supplies in the mid lane.

He had already reached level nine, while the crocodile on the other side was only level six.

This feeling is like a muscular adult bullying a child who has just started elementary school.

He doesn't need to think about anything too complicated; his task is simple: stand in front and create an absolutely safe environment for his teammates to deal damage.

"Jiejie, send out the vanguard immediately," Su Mo said in the voice chat. "If I push forward, they won't dare to come out."

"clear."

Jiejie's Lillia walked to the mid-lane tower and summoned the Rift Herald.

With a roar, the vanguard lowered its head and charged straight at LNG's mid-lane tower.

The five LNG crew members could only cower behind the tower, watching helplessly.
Con's Viktor was clearing the minion wave with his E skill [Death Ray], but Su Mo's Sett just stood there brazenly in front of the tower, like an insurmountable wall.

M1kuya's crocodile didn't dare to get close either. He knew that as soon as he entered the range of Sett's E skill, he might be pulled in and instantly killed in the next second.

After all, he's practically as fragile as a fragile character now.

"boom!"

The Rift Herald slammed into the turret, instantly reducing its health by more than half.

"Take down one tower and we'll retreat. Prepare for the second dragon," Su Mo calmly commanded.

EDG's goal is very clear: squeeze the economy, snowball it, and give them no chance to turn the tide.

After taking down the mid-lane tower, the entire EDG team retreated and disappeared from sight, leaving LNG with a broken mid-lane and a jungle shrouded in shadow.

At the 13-minute mark, EDG began setting up vision control in the bottom half of the river.

Su Mo's Sett went straight into LNG's jungle and placed a control ward.

This eye, like a nail, is firmly embedded in the heart of the LNG.

Seeing this, LNG didn't have many options.

"Should we release the dragon?" asked Iwandy, the support Alistar player.

Tarzan's perspective switched back and forth between the dragon pit and his own jungle.

He could see that Sett was standing in the bush behind their red buff, like a bully collecting tolls.

"Let them go." Tarzan's voice was filled with resentment and helplessness. "We'll be like the Calabash Brothers trying to save their grandfather, one by one. Like I said, focus on developing first, and stall as long as you can!"

This decision was painful, but it was the only right one.

Facing a Sett who is level 10 and has an economic advantage that completely dominates the game, any thought of team fight is suicidal.

Thus, EDG secured the second dragon without firing a shot.

At this point, all the neutral resources on the map, except for the Fire Dragon that LNG secured at the start, have been taken by EDG.

At the seventeen-minute mark, the entire EDG team returned to base for final supplies.

Su Mo's Sett is level 12, equipped with Bloodthirster and Iron Boots, and has already crafted the Bloodthirster's small component, Phage.

In contrast, M1kuya's crocodile is level 8, and he doesn't even have a complete set of equipment yet.

The rest of EDG are also developing extremely well.

Scout's Clockwerk already has Luden's Echo, and Viper's Samira has also built the core item, the Immortal Shieldbow.

Su Mo glanced at the map and saw that the enemy's top, mid, and bottom lane towers had all been destroyed. If they wanted to find a rhythm, they could only wait for the Baron Nashor to spawn at twenty minutes.

Alternatively, you can split push and lure the opponent!
Thinking this, he said directly, "I'll go bot lane and split push to see if the enemy will gank me. Jiejie can protect me. The rest of you should stay in mid and top lanes and farm normally, so that if there are too many of us, the enemy won't fall into a trap!" (End of Chapter)